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Season Almanac

1996 NHL Season

League Leaders

Led multiple categories: Mario Lemieux (G, A, PTS)

Goals
  1. 1Mario LemieuxPittsburgh Penguins69
  2. 2Jaromir JagrPittsburgh Penguins62
  3. 3Alexander MogilnyVancouver Canucks55
Assists
  1. 1Mario LemieuxPittsburgh Penguins92
  2. 2Ron FrancisPittsburgh Penguins92
  3. 3Jaromir JagrPittsburgh Penguins87
Points
  1. 1Mario LemieuxPittsburgh Penguins161
  2. 2Jaromir JagrPittsburgh Penguins149
  3. 3Joe SakicColorado Avalanche120
Goalie Wins
  1. 1Chris OsgoodDetroit Red Wings39
  2. 2Jim CareyWashington Capitals35
  3. 3Bill RanfordEdmonton Oilers34
Shutouts
  1. 1Jim CareyWashington Capitals9
  2. 2Martin BrodeurNew Jersey Devils6
  3. 3Chris OsgoodDetroit Red Wings5

Best Players by VAL

  1. 1Jaromir JagrSKATER24.7
  2. 2Joe SakicSKATER23.8
  3. 3Sergei FedorovSKATER23
  4. 4Paul KariyaSKATER22.3
  5. 5Eric LindrosSKATER21.8
  6. 6Peter ForsbergSKATER21.8
  7. 7Alexander MogilnySKATER21.4
  8. 8Teemu SelanneSKATER21.4
  9. 9Petr NedvedSKATER21.3
  10. 10Theo FleurySKATER20.9
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Arrivals & Departures

Debuts (by career VAL)

  1. 1Jarome IginlaR321
  2. 2Daniel AlfredssonR276.5
  3. 3Patrik EliasC256.4
  4. 4Shane DoanR251.2
  5. 5Saku KoivuC196.4
  6. 6Todd BertuzziR189.3
  7. 7Miroslav SatanR187.9
  8. 8Steve SullivanL186.3

Final season in the corpus

  1. 1Glenn AndersonR213.3
  2. 2Cam NeelyR137.4
  3. 3Troy MurrayC121.2
  4. 4Jimmy CarsonC110.3
  5. 5John TuckerR89.2
  6. 6Greg GilbertL88.2
  7. 7Dean EvasonC82.6
  8. 8Wayne PresleyR72.8

Teams · 26

TeamRecordRoster VALTop playerResult
Detroit Red Wings62-13226.5Sergei FedorovPlayoffs
Colorado Avalanche47-25190.9Joe SakicPlayoffs
Philadelphia Flyers45-24166.7Eric LindrosPlayoffs
Pittsburgh Penguins49-29200.6Jaromir JagrPlayoffs
New York Rangers41-27172.4Mark MessierPlayoffs
Chicago Blackhawks40-28199Chris CheliosPlayoffs
Florida Panthers41-31174.5Scott MellanbyPlayoffs
Boston Bruins40-31165.8Ray BourquePlayoffs
Montréal Canadiens40-32153.7Pierre TurgeonPlayoffs
Washington Capitals39-32183.9Peter BondraPlayoffs
Tampa Bay Lightning38-32165.8Brian BradleyPlayoffs
New Jersey Devils37-33154.8Steve Thomas
Toronto Maple Leafs34-36113.8Mats SundinPlayoffs
St. Louis Blues32-34112.6Brett HullPlayoffs
Vancouver Canucks32-35162.9Alexander MogilnyPlayoffs
Calgary Flames34-37157.1Theo FleuryPlayoffs
Winnipeg Jets (1979)36-40142.7Keith TkachukPlayoffs
Anaheim Ducks35-39131.7Paul Kariya
Hartford Whalers34-39160.5Brendan Shanahan
Buffalo Sabres33-42155.3Pat LaFontaine
Edmonton Oilers30-44133.9Doug Weight
Dallas Stars26-42132.3Mike Modano
Los Angeles Kings24-40103.7Dmitri Khristich
New York Islanders22-50119.1Ziggy Palffy
San Jose Sharks20-5594.7Jeff Friesen
Ottawa Senators18-59111.2Daniel Alfredsson

Record basis: summed goaltender decisions (pre-2005 ties carry no decision).